1、用心 爱心 专心 122 号编辑 1中考英语阅读(1) The Weather In winter the weather in England is often very cold. In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days, but there are also days when the weather is warm. The weather is usually warm in summer. It is sometimes hot in summer, but it is not often very hot. There
2、 are often cool days in summer.When the temperature is over 27, English people say it is hot. When the temperature is about 21, they say it is warm. In the north of Europe it is very cold in winter. In the south of Europe the summer is often very hot. In the south of Spain（1） and in North Africa（2）
3、the summer is always hot.Water freezes（3） at 0. When water freezes, it changes from a liquid（4） into ice. Water boils（5） at 100. When water boils, it changes from a liquid into steam（6）.Notes: （1）Spain/speIn/n. 西班牙 （2）Africa/frIk/n.非洲 （3）freeze/fri：z/v.结冰 （4）liquid/lIkwId/n.液体 （5）boil/bIl/v.沸腾；（水）开
4、（6）steam/sti：m/ n.蒸汽1.What is the weather like in summer in England?A.Very hot. B.Warm. C.Cool. D.Both A and C.2.What do you think “the north of Europe“ means?A.A part of a country. B.The capital of Europe.C.A country in the north of Europe. D.A part of Europe.3.When water freezes, it changes from i
5、nto .A.water, ice B.water, steam C.steam, ice D.ice, water4.The writer wants to tell us something about .A.the weather in Europe B.the weather in EnglandC.some knowledge of the temperature D. three states of water(2) The Artist and the Beggar（1） An artist was coming home by train one day. He hadnt m
6、uch money but was very kind. He gave his last few coins（2） to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didnt have any money in his pockets. He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him, and the beggar, of course, agreed. So they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.In
7、the end, the artist could not pay the bill（3）, and the beggar had to do so. The artist felt very sorry for it, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend. And Ill give you the money for our lunch.“用心 爱心 专心 122 号编辑 2“Oh, no!“ the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your
8、lunch, but Im not going to pay for your taxi home!“Notes: （1）beggar/beg/ n.乞丐 （2）coin/kIn/n. 硬币 （3）bill /bIl/n.帐单1.What kind of man was the artist?2.What did he do to the first beggar?3.What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him?4.Who paid for the meal?5.What di
9、d the artist want to do at last?6.Why didnt the beggar go home with the artist?(3) A Common Language There is a common（1） language popular in every country in the world. All the people, old and young, men and women, must use it.Its everybodys second language. Its easy to learn, though（2） you dont he
10、ar it. Its sign language（3）.When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be friendly. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me. I know the correct answer.“ When you put your finger in front of your mouth, you mean “Be quiet.
11、“ The deaf use sign language to talk to each other. There is even a university for the deaf in the United States. There are also TV programmes for the deaf people. They use sign language to tell everybody.Notes: （1）common/kmn/adj. 共同的 （2）though/u/ conj. 尽管 （3）sign language 手势语 （4）wave/weIv/ v. 挥手1.E
12、 uses sign language.2.Sign language is not d , so we can learn it.3.Most people who can s use sign language, too.4.If someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly t you.5.If you can a a question, you should put up your hand first.6.You put your finger in front of your mouth if you want someone
13、 not to s anything.7.The deaf can talk to each other w sign language.8.Some A deaf people can learn sign language in the university(4) Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch? It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were n
14、o kids around and he was used to（1） playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch（2） on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun（3 ） by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he
15、 did like doing this kind of thing.Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack（4） was heard and the little boy began crying.用心 爱心 专心 122 号编辑 3“Whats the matter,Tom?“his mother looked through the kitchen（5） window. Tom ran into the kitchen.“Mum,“ he sobbed（6）. “I broke Bobbys pl
16、ate. I didnt know it was so fragile（7）.“His mother put her arms round him and said, “Dont feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate.“In Toms hand was his fathers gold pocket watch（8）!Notes: （1）
17、be used to 习惯于 （2）perch/p：t/n. 停歇 （3）fun/fn/n. 爱好 （4）crack /crk/n. 破碎声 （5）kitchen/kItn/n. 厨房 （6）sob/sb/v. 抽泣 （7）fragile/frdaIl/adj. 易碎的 （8）gold pocket watch 金怀表1.When did the story happen?A.On a Sunday afternoon. B.On a Sunday morning.C.At noon. D.In the evening.2.When a bird perched on top of the d
18、oghouse,Tom .A.would like to play with it B.was very interested in it by throwing a stone at itC.would like to give it something to eatD.would smile3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids“ means .A.men B.dogs C.children D.birds4.How long had Tom been in the ga
19、rden when his mother heard him cry?A.An hour. B.A day. C.Two hours. D.Half an hour.5.“Though he never made it“ means“ “.A.Though he couldnt hit a bird with a stone or somethingB.Though he couldnt catch the birdC.Though he couldnt have fun from the birdD.Though he couldnt eat the bird(5) EatingAn imp
20、ortant question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“Im afraid itll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money.“ The other person may say,“OK, Ill meet you at McDonalds.“This means that the two
21、agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smiths,“ or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. Theyre great.“ This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with hi
22、m and you neednt pay for the meal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice.“American customs（1） about who pays for dates（2） are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted 用心 爱心 专心 122 号编辑 4men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university（3
23、） girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest（4）.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.Notes:（1）custom/kstm/n. 风俗 （2）date/deIt/n.约会
24、 （3）university/、ju：nIv：sItI/n. 大学 （4）guest/gest/n. 客人1.The passage tells us .A.how to eat out B.where to eat outC.what to eat out D.who pays for the meal2.If you have little money, .A.youll have a cheap meal B.youll borrow some from othersC.youll ask your friend to pay for your mealD.you wont want y
25、our friends to ask you to dinner3.“Go Dutch“ in this passage means .A.去饭馆 B.就餐 C.订餐 D.各自付款4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means .A.hes going to lend some money to you B.hes going to pay for your meal, tooC.hell be angry with you D.he cant understand you5.In America,some girls and wome
26、n now.A.ask men to pay for their meals B.try to pay for the mens mealsC.try to pay for their own meals D.never have anything outside阅读理解（6）Most children like watching TV.Its very interesting.By（1） watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world.Of cour
27、se,they can also learn over the radio.But they can learn better and more easily with TV.Why?Because they can hear and watch at the same time.But they cant see anything over the radio.TV helps to open childrens eyes.TV helps to open their minds（2）,too.They learn newer and better ways of doing things.
28、They may find the world is now smaller than before.Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.They are always busy with their lessons.But a few children watch TV every night.They go to bed very late.They cant have a good rest.How about you,my young friends?Notes:（1）by/baI/prep.通过 （2）m
29、inds/maIndz/n.智力1.A few children go to bed late because they .A.are busy with their lessons B.do their homeworkC.watch TV D.listen to the radio2.Children cant see anything .用心 爱心 专心 122 号编辑 5A.in the radio B.on the radio C.on TV D.by watching TV3.TV helps to open childrens .A.eyes and minds B.mindsC
30、.eyes or minds D.eyes4. children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.A.A lot B.Much C. A lot of D.A little5.Children can study better and more easily with TV because .A.they like to watch TV B.they can hear at the same timeC.they can watch at the same timeD.they can listen to and see somethi
31、ng at the same time阅读理解 7John was ten years old and he was very lazy1.He had to go to school,of course,but he was bored2there and tried to do as little work as possible.His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one,too,when he grew up.But one day John said to his mo
32、ther,“When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector3.”“A garbage collector?”his mother asked .She was very surprised.“Thats not a pleasant job.Why do you want to become a garbage collector?”“Because then Id only have to work one day a week,”John answered.“Only one day a week?”his mother
33、 said,“What do you mean?”“Well,”John answered,“I know that the ones who come to our house only work on Wednesday,because I only saw them on that day.”Notes:1lazy/leIzI/adj.懒的 2bored/bd/adj.厌烦 3garbage collector 垃圾工1.John at school.A.didnt do any work B.did much workC.did very little work D.tried to
34、finish his work2.Johns parents wanted him to become .A.a garbage collector B.a doctorC.a teacher D.a worker3.John hoped to be a garbage collector because .A.he knew it was an important and necessary jobB.he thought he would work only one day a weekC.he often saw some garbage collectors come to his h
35、ouseD.the garbage collectors really work only one day a week 4.John thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week because .A.it was a rule B.some garbage collectors told him soC.his parents told him soD.he saw them work only on Wednesday阅读理解（8）用心 爱心 专心 122 号编辑 6Bill and Fred studied a
36、t a university and they were friends. They didnt have much money, so when it was time for their holidays, Fred said, “Lets take our holidays in a trailer1, Bill. Its cheaper than a hotel. I can borrow my fathers trailer.”Fred was very happy. So they got into the trailer and began their holidays. The
37、y wanted to get up early the next day to go fishing, but they didnt have an alarm1 clock. “Thats all right, Bill,“ Fred said. “Ill put these pieces of bread on the roof3 of the trailer tonight and theyll wake us up in the morning.“ Bill was very surprised, but he didnt say anything. Fred was right.
38、As soon as it began to get light, small birds came down to eat the bread, and their noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quickly. Notes:1trailer/treIl/ n. 活动房屋式的拖车 2alarm/la:m/ n. 警报 alarm clock 闹钟 3roof/ru：f/ n. 顶；房顶1.Bill and Fred were both university s .2.The two young men
39、decided to go t during their summer holidays.3.The two young men tried to s some money,so they borrowed a trailer.4.The two young men wanted to get up, but they were a to wake up too late the next morning.5.Fred had a good i .6.Bill didnt know w his friend put some bread on the top of the trailer.7.
40、The next morning, the birds found the bread and flew to e it.8.In fact, the b woke the two young men up.9.The birds began to look for f as soon as it got light.10.Fred was very c .阅读理解（9）Some children think writers are great and they can tell people a lot. So they also wish to be writers some day. T
41、hey mean that they want to write stories or books which many persons will read. I would like to remind1 them that they will need to be good readers and to read a lot in order to2 be good writers. Nearly all great writers read too long before they started to school, and read for hours and hours every
42、 day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening, they spend much of their spare3 time reading books. If you are a good reader, it wont take you long to do the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read other books for fun. Because you rea
43、d so well, you keep looking for more books to read. While making up your mind4 to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself,“I must read more and more if I am really to become a good writer.“ 用心 爱心 专心 122 号编辑 7Notes:1remind/rImaInd/v. 提醒 2in order to 为了 3spare /spe/adj. 多余的 4make up ones
44、mind 下决心1.Some of the children like the g writers.2.The writer told the children to read m before they hope to be writers.3.A lot of writers l a lot from other writers books and stories.4.For a student, he or she should do the reading homework well f .5.Doing much good reading can h you to be a good
45、 writer.阅读理解（10）Australia is one of the greatest islands in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is in the south of the earth.So when there is hot summer in our country,it is cold winter in Australia.Australia is big,but the population1 has small.The population of Australia is the same as
46、that of Shanghai,a city in China.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos2.After a short drive from any town,you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep,sheep,sheep,everywhere are sheep.Have you seen a kangaroo?It has a “bag” in its body.The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in
47、the “bag”.It is very interesting,isnt it?Notes:1population /、ppjuleIn/n.人口 2kangaros /、kgru:/n.袋鼠根据短文内容判断正()、误()。1.China is larger than Australia.2.Australia is an island country.3.The population of Australia is as large as that of China.4.Kangaroos are small animals like mouse(老鼠) in our house.5.Ka
48、ngaroos always carry bags on their backs.阅读理解(11)Summer holiday began and Richard left California and went traveling in Africa1. He lost his wallet in a hotel and he had a little money left. He had to go to a city where one of his friends worked. There he was going to borrow some money so that he could fly back to his country. He got on a bus and the
